BJSM Podcast

What can SEM learn from the International Space Station w/ Leigh Gabel and Kathryn Ackerman Ep #476

Did you know that being on the International Space Station for a few months can have the same effect on bone density loss as a decade or more of aging here on earth? In this episode, Dr. Erin Macri asks Drs. Leigh Gabel and Kate Ackerman about a recent publication about predictors of bone loss on long-duration space flights – it’s not what you might think! – and how this new information might change how we approach bone health in sports medicine here on earth.

Links and resources:
https://twitter.com/AstroVicGlover/status/1337434468244746240
Gabel L, Liphardt AM, Hulme PA, Heer M, Zwart SR, Sibonga JD, Smith SM, Boyd S. Pre-flight exercise and bone metabolism predict unloading-induced bone loss due to spaceflight. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Published Online First: 17 February 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-103602
Ackerman KE, Popp KL, Bouxsein ML. Rocket science: what spaceflight can tell us about skeletal health on Earth. British Journal of Sports Medicine Published Online First: 21 April 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2021-104164

Don’t get hung up on telehealth and sports medicine, Dr Crystal Wong gives us a clear line. Ep #475

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (T: @TheAMSSM) host Dr. Ashwin Rao, MD is joined by Dr. Crystal Wong, MD, a family medicine physician at the University of Washington and an Associate Medical Director at UW Neighborhood Clinics. She was instrumental in developing and implementing telemedicine services at the University of Washington during the COVID-19 pandemic, when UW saw a 29,000 percent increase of in telemedicine visits.
In this 22-minute conversation, Dr. Wong discusses her experience with telehealth services and addresses the following topics:
What do you see as the benefits of telemedicine in primary care and how might translate to other disciplines?
What are some of the challenges and barriers of telemedicine?
What types of visits are most amendable to the telehealth format?
What about efforts to replicate a physical exam virtually?
What are the challenges of administering telemedicine across state lines?
Will telemedicine continue to have a prominent role in practice after the pandemic?
What advice does she have for sports medicine providers interested in pursuing telemedicine services?
Resources:
Telemedicine Management of Musculoskeletal Issues - American Family Physician (aafp.org)

Heads up! Prof Vicki Anderson on the latest evidence in concussion management for the young. Ep #474

Professor Vicki Anderson is a paediatric neuropsychologist in Melbourne, Australia, with over 25 years of experience across clinical, research and academic sectors. She is the Director of Psychology at The Royal Children's Hospital, and Director of Clinical Sciences Research at Murdoch Children's Research Institute. Her research aims to better diagnose, manage and treat child concussion. In this episode, Brooke Patterson asks Vicki about who is most at risk of persistent symptoms after concussion, evidence-based intervention strategies, and digital health tools for monitoring child with post-concussion symptoms.
Twitter:
@bivianoanders
Website
https://www.mcri.edu.au/users/professor-vicki-anderson
Resources:
Raising Children Network - https://raisingchildren.net.au/guides/a-z-health-reference/concussion
HeadCheck App - https://www.headcheck.com.au/

The Black Biomechanists Association: a movement for diversity and representation in SEM. Ep #473

The Black Biomechanists Association (BBA) was recently cofounded by Associate Professor Matthew McCullough from North Carolina A&T State University, Kayla Seymore, PhD student at the University of Delaware, and Dr. Erica Bell, Postdoctoral fellow at the Mayo Clinic. In this episode, Dr. Erin Macri inquires about the need for organizations like this in our global scientific communities, and learns more about how the BBA is positioned to lead the charge in changing how we think about diversity, representation and anti-racism in biomechanics research.
Twitter:
@BlackBiomechs
@Erin_Macri
Links to articles and references:
Become a member (allies welcome): bit.ly/BBA-member
Contact us: blackbiomechanics@gmail.com
Follow us: @BlackBiomechs on Twitter/Instagram
Dr. Karl Zelik, Vanderbilt University:
https://theconversation.com/chadwick-bosemans-black-panther-gives-a-boost-to-diversity-in-stem-a-black-engineers-take-on-personal-and-professional-inspiration-151983
Dr. Cherice Hill, Clemson University/Medical University of South Carolina:
Hill CN, Reed W, Schmitt D, Sands LP, Queen RM. Racial differences in gait mechanics. Journal of biomechanics. 2020;112:110070
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110070

Concussion in Para-Sport, what should every SEM clinician know? With Dr Richard Weiler. Ep #472

Are concussions in para-sport a big issue? What are some of the challenges in this setting? Where do you start, when it comes to assessing para-athletes?
In this 20-minute podcast with SEM consultant Dr Richard Weiler, you will learn the answers to all of the above, and know where to find some practical tips & tricks.
Links:
Link to paper https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/04/08/bjsports-2020-103696

A salivary test to diagnose concussion? We talk with Dr Simon Kemp and Dr Patrick O’Halloran Ep #471

Dr Simon Kemp is a Sport and Exercise Medicine consultant, and Medical Services Director at the Rugby Football Union. He is a leading researcher in Rugby Medicine, with a wide and high-impact research portfolio. Dr Patrick O’Halloran is a Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar in the UK who is undertaking a PhD at the University of Birmingham. He also works as a senior medical advisor to Marker. They both join us in this podcast to talk about their recently published paper on the diagnostic signatures of concussion in the saliva of male athletes.
In this 15-minute chat, we talk about the importance of developing objective measures in diagnosing concussions, how they went about their ground-breaking trial and much more.
You can find their paper ‘Unique diagnostic signatures of concussion in the saliva of male athletes: the Study of Concussion in Rugby Union through MicroRNAs (SCRUM)’, via the link below: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/02/09/bjsports-2020-103274

Raising the bar for SEM: the AMSSM Collaborative Research Summit with Dr. Irfan Asif. Ep #470

The benefits of physical activity are unquestioned, but many health care providers still do a poor job of activity counseling and prescription. Frequently cited reasons for this apparent disconnect include a lack of time, poor reimbursement, and lack of training on how to incorporate exercise prescription into clinical practice. The AMSSM has assembled a team of international experts to help address these gaps and share best practices for incorporating exercise medicine into both clinical practice and academic medicine.
On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (T: @TheAMSSM) host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD is joined by Dr. Irfan Asif, MD is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Medicine. He also serves on the AMSSM board of directors and is an associate editor for both the BJSM and Sports Health.
In this 10-minute conversation Dr. Asif addresses the following topics:
What is the focus of the upcoming AMSSM Collaborative Research Summit?
What are the aims and anticipated outputs of the summit?
Is this summit relevant to a clinician not currently engaged in multi-site research?
The Virtual AMSSM Annual Meeting takes place from April 13-18, 2021. Registration is still open for both the main meeting and CRN Research Summit. More information can be found at https://annualmeeting.amssm.org/
Exercise is Medicine connects physical activity to healthcare: https://www.exerciseismedicine.org/
Joy E (L), Blair SN, McBride P, et al. Physical activity counseling in sports medicine: a call to action. Br J Sports Med. 2013;47:49-53. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/47/1/49.full.pdf
Hebert ET, Caughy MO, Shuval K. Primary care providers’ perceptions of physical activity counseling in a clinical setting: a systematic review. Br J Sports Med. 2012;46:625-31. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/46/9/625.full.pdf

Taking the social and contextual seriously in sports medicine with Linda Truong. Ep #469

Linda Truong is a physical therapist and PhD trainee at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver. Her research aims to understand how social support can improve recovery outcomes and delay post-traumatic osteoarthritis after a traumatic knee injury. In this episode, Brooke Patterson asks Linda about her recent scoping review and editorial regarding the need to embrace non-physical factors in the treatment of sports-related injury. Linda provides practical suggestions as to how to assess and treat social and contextual factors after sports-related knee injury.
Twitter:
@LKTphysio
Resources:
Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311534896_Multidimensional_Scale_of_Perceived_Social_Support_MSPSS_-_Scale_Items_and_Scoring_Information
The PASS-Q: The Perceived Available Support in Sport Questionnaire - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/50936606_The_PASS-Q_The_Perceived_Available_Support_in_Sport_Questionnaire
The ARSQ: The Athletes' Received Support Questionnaire - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261256629_The_ARSQ_The_Athletes%27_Received_Support_Questionnaire
Truong LK, Bekker S, Whittaker JL, Removing the training wheels: embracing the social, contextual and psychological in sports medicine, BJSM, Published Online First: 12 November 2020. - https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/11/11/bjsports-2020-102679.abstract
Truong LK, Mosewich AD, Holt CJ, Le CY, Miciak M, Whittaker JL. Psychological, social and contextual factors across recovery stages following a sport-related knee injury: a scoping review. BJSM, 2020. - https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/19/1149

Physical activity deserts: What they are and how to reduce them with Dr. NiCole Keith. Ep #468

We all know the benefits of physical activity, but have you ever considered the ways the area you live in influences your ability to and options for exercise? Many Americans live in areas that discourage rather than promote an active lifestyle. Lack of access to areas to safely exercise creates physical activity deserts, which like food deserts, where fresh produce is not readily available, have deleterious effects on the health and well-being of the population living there.
On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (T: @TheAMSSM) host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD is joined by sports medicine researcher and president of the American College of Sports Medicine, Dr. NiCole Keith, PhD.
Dr. NiCole Keith (T: @nicolekeithphd) is a Professor from the Department of Kinesiology and associate dean of faculty affairs in the School of Health & Human Sciences at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Her research interests include physical activity and health equity. In addition to serving as the current president of the ACSM she has previously served as the vice president of membership, communication, and policy and serves on both the Exercise is Medicine and American Fitness Index advisory boards.
In this 20-minute conversation Dr. Keith addresses the following topics:
What are physical activity deserts?
Who is a risk of these deserts and what are the consequences?
What can we do to advocate for improved access to safe areas to be physically active on the local and national levels?
Physical Activity Alliance: https://paamovewithus.org/
The American Fitness Index ranks America’s top 100 healthiest cities: https://americanfitnessindex.org/
Exercise is Medicine connects physical activity to healthcare: https://www.exerciseismedicine.org/
ActivEarth seeks to improve communities through physical activity and active transportation: https://www.acsm.org/acsm-membership/strategic-initiatives/activearth-(active-transportation)

Maximise your patients rehab adherence, with Adam Gledhill, Dale Forsdyke and Tom Goom. Ep #467

Joining us on this podcast to discuss this crucial topic are Dr Adam Gledhill, Dr Dale Forsdyke and Tom Goom.
Adam is Course Director for Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Leeds Beckett University. He is also chair of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science Division of Psychology.
Dale is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Injury Management at York St John University, and Head of Science and Medicine at York City Tier 1 Regional Talent Club.
Tom (probably known to many as ‘the running physio’) is a physiotherapist with over 15 years of experience who specialises in running injuries. He shares his knowledge with clinicians and runners around the world through his website Running-physio.com and very popular Running Repairs Course.
In this podcast we cover:
The inspiration behind the editorial and why is it such an important topic
Patients’ basic psychological needs and how they relate back to rehab?
A number of practical suggestions on how to enhance adherence.
Links:
‘I’m asking you to believe—not in my ability to create change, but in yours’: four strategies to enhance patients’ rehabilitation adherence https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/11/03/bjsports-2020-102245?hwshib2=authn%3A1611998232%3A20210129%253A76cf0ccf-1d2e-4e4c-8ced-6c1e1766754f%3A0%3A0%3A0%3AikkQGUelivZ4k1xUJsCLFQ%3D%3D
Blog on the running-physio website https://www.running-physio.com/adherence/